Contemporary and 18th-century art mingle with paper aristocratic ghosts visiting the court of Frederick II (1712-1786), King of Prussia and Prince of Neuchâtel.
Frederick Beck, Friedrich II., 1788. Private collection
At Château de Nyon, the paper figures are arranged in a scenography by the artist Isabelle de Borchgrave (1946-2024). She often got her inspiration from court portraits in Berlin and Versailles, made from porcelain and the interiors of palaces.
The link between Berlin and Nyon is the porcelain. Jakob Dortu, who founded the porcelain factory in Nyon in 1781, gained his experience at the Berlin factory, which King Frederick II had founded.
Moreover, the museum’s collection includes Meissen porcelain with chinoiserie decorations prominently featured in the exhibition.
Impressions of the exhibition
fashion around 1780